The project is orchestrated through a sequence of ramps and staircases that produce a continuous architectural ascent within the complex. This interweaving strategy frees the ground plane and distances the project from the constraint imposed by the Bonaventure Expressway. The newly liberated site accommodates a landscape design that connects the basins, the street and the former park, forming a cohesive ensemble of public amenities that act as an extension of the project’s artistic value. The walls distributed across the site, like the volumes themselves, function as visual cones oriented toward the canal and the park. The roof of the existing building is similarly reappropriated as a terrace, hosting ancillary functions linked to the Fabricathèque and community activities.

Corten steel, as the project’s primary material, resonates with the industrial character of the area. The structure is composed of a series of large beams supported by columns clad in corten. This structural system is expressed both externally and internally. On the exterior, the columns generate a series of brise-soleil that filter daylight. On the interior, they create niches accommodating workspaces. At the core of the volumes, the shelving system is suspended as a direct extension of the structural framework. Likewise, all ceiling-mounted lighting fixtures are integrated into the beams spanning the volumes.

Following the same material logic, the emergency staircases are housed within a covered exterior space enclosed by a textured façade. This space incorporates a series of viewpoints overlooking the site, while also integrating a display system within the façade itself, allowing for multiple projections and visual communications associated with the cultural complex.